Neuroprotective Effects of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Are Maintained for 3 Weeks against Ischemic Damage in the Rabbit Spinal Cord

1Department of Neurosurgery, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Hwaseong 445-170, Republic of Korea2Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea3Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea4Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea5Department of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea6Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea

Received 4 July 2013; Accepted 16 December 2013; Published 29 January 2014